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GuestSnap vs Pix Wedding

GuestSnap sells one thing at one price: a $45 per-event gallery with unlimited guests, a 12-month upload window and 18 months of storage. Pix Wedding takes the other route: free to start with 20 guest uploads and no card, then one-time upgrades at $49, $59 or $89. This page compares what each one costs a real wedding and what the access windows mean once the day is over.

The Short Answer

GuestSnap wins on sticker price and simplicity for one event. $45 flat, one plan, slideshow included, guests uploading for 12 months. Pix Wedding wins when you want to test first or cover more than one event, thanks to a real free tier with 20 guest uploads and paid plans that are not locked to a single event, plus sub-albums and an audio guestbook on Standard and Pro. Pick on those two axes, not on the feature list, because the feature lists are close.

$45GuestSnap, per event, one plan
$0Pix Wedding free tier, 20 guest uploads
18 moGuestSnap storage, then permanent deletion
24 moLongest Pix hosting window (Pro)

At a glance

Pix Wedding

Free to start. One-time upgrades. Organized after.

  • Pricing: free tier, then $49 / $59 / $89 one-time
  • Best for: couples who want to test first or cover several events
  • Standout: up to 6 sub-albums and an audio guestbook on Standard and Pro
  • Windows: uploads 3 to 12 months, hosting 6 to 24 months by tier
GuestSnap

One plan. One price. Long windows.

  • Pricing: $45 per event, single Unlimited plan
  • Best for: one event, lowest flat price, no decisions
  • Standout: 12-month guest upload window on the base plan
  • Windows: uploads 12 months, hosting 18 months, then deletion

GuestSnap details taken from guestsnap.com, checked September 2026. Pix Wedding details from our own current plans. Always confirm on each platform's site before paying.

Feature-by-feature comparison

Seventeen rows, marked honestly. GuestSnap takes six of them outright, and we have not softened any of those.

FeaturePix WeddingGuestSnap
Number of plans to choose from1 free tier + 3 paid tiers1 plan only
Headline price$0 free, then $49 / $59 / $89 one-time$45 per event
Free tier you can run a real event onYes, 20 guest uploads, no cardNone published
Money-back guaranteeNot published as a headline offerYes, 100% money back if unused
Guest limitUnlimited on paid plansUnlimited (fair use)
Photo and video limitUnlimited on paid plans (20 free)Unlimited (fair use)
Guest upload window3 months Starter, 6 Standard, 12 Pro12 months on the only plan
Gallery hosting window6 months / 1 year / 2 years by tier18 months, then permanent deletion
Full album download at original qualityYes, every paid planYes, included
Guests need an app or accountNo, browser onlyNo, browser only
Live slideshow at the venueStandard and ProIncluded on the single plan
Printable QR materialsBuilt-in QR sticker designerEditable Canva templates
Sub-albums by momentUp to 6 on Standard and ProNot offered, single gallery
Audio guestbookStandard and ProNot offered
Multiple admins on the albumPro planNot published
Host control over guest viewingYesYes, host-controlled guest viewing
Second and third event on the same accountPaid accounts are not locked to one event$45 again per event

GuestSnap pricing and windows checked on guestsnap.com in September 2026. Plans change, so verify before you buy.

Test the guest flow before you pay anyone $45.

Pix Wedding's free tier gives you 20 real guest uploads with no card. Print a QR sticker, hand it round at the rehearsal dinner, and see the album fill up before you commit to any platform.

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June 21, 2026

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What each one costs a real wedding

Below is an illustrative calculation, not a case study. No real couple is being quoted here. We picked four common wedding shapes and ran both price lists against them so you can find the row closest to yours.

Small wedding, 60 guests

One event, a Saturday afternoon, no reception screen, you mostly want the camera-roll photos your friends never send you.

Pix Wedding$0 to $49Free tier to test, then Starter $49
GuestSnap$45Single Unlimited plan, per event

Read: GuestSnap is $4 cheaper if you know you want it. Pix Wedding is $45 cheaper if the free 20-upload tier turns out to be enough for a small guest list.

Medium wedding, 120 guests

Ceremony, dinner, dancing, a TV in the reception room, and you want ceremony photos separated from the dance floor chaos afterwards.

Pix Wedding$59Standard $59 (slideshow + sub-albums + audio guestbook)
GuestSnap$45Single Unlimited plan, per event

Read: GuestSnap is $14 cheaper and still includes the slideshow. Pix Standard buys the sub-albums and the audio guestbook that GuestSnap does not offer. If you would not use those, the cheaper plan is the better plan.

Large wedding, 200+ guests

Two hundred plus guests, a wedding party helping you run the album, and family who will still be asking for the link a year later.

Pix Wedding$89Pro $89 (2-year hosting, 12-month uploads, multiple admins)
GuestSnap$45Single Unlimited plan, per event

Read: GuestSnap is $44 cheaper. Pix Pro buys six more months of live hosting, multiple admins, and priority support. Worth it only if a two-year gallery and shared admin access are things you will use.

Wedding plus two side events

Engagement party, rehearsal dinner, and the wedding itself, all in one planning season.

Pix Wedding$49 to $89 onceOne paid Pix plan, not locked to a single event
GuestSnap$135 ($45 x 3)Single Unlimited plan, per event

Read: This is where the flat per-event price flips against GuestSnap. Three events at $45 each is $135, more than the most expensive Pix Wedding plan.

These figures are list prices published by each platform in September 2026, applied to hypothetical weddings. They are arithmetic, not a survey of what couples paid. Your own numbers change if either platform runs a promotion or changes its plans.

Three clocks nobody explains before you buy

Every platform in this category runs on three separate timers, and comparison pages usually blur them into one. Here is what each one does on GuestSnap and on Pix Wedding.

The upload window

How long guests can still add photos after the event. GuestSnap publishes 12 months on its single plan. Pix Wedding runs 3 months on Starter, 6 on Standard, and 12 on Pro. In practice, most guest uploads land within 72 hours of the wedding, so a 12-month window is more of a safety net than a daily-use feature. It matters if you have a relative who will only remember to upload after they get back from their own holiday.

The hosting window

How long the live gallery link keeps working for everyone you shared it with. GuestSnap publishes 18 months from the event date, then permanent deletion. Pix Wedding runs 6 months (Starter), 1 year (Standard), or 2 years (Pro). This is the number couples underestimate. Family will ask for the link at the one-year anniversary, and on a short window that link is already gone.

The download you keep

Both platforms let you download the full album at original quality, and this is the part that outlives every hosting clock. Whichever you choose, download the album inside the first month, put a copy on an external drive and a copy in your own cloud storage, and treat the hosted gallery as a convenience rather than your archive.

PlanPriceGuests can upload forGallery stays live for
GuestSnap Unlimited$45 per event12 months18 months, then deleted
Pix Wedding Free$0, 20 uploadsUntil the 20-upload capPreview album
Pix Wedding Starter$49 one-time3 months6 months
Pix Wedding Standard$59 one-time6 months1 year
Pix Wedding Pro$89 one-time12 months2 years

Read that table as a warning rather than a scoreboard. GuestSnap beats two of the three Pix tiers on hosting length and beats two of them on the upload window. Both platforms hand you the full album at original quality, which is the only copy with no expiry date on it at all.

Pros and cons of each

Pix Wedding

Pros

  • A free tier you can run a real event on: 20 guest uploads with no credit card. You can print a QR sticker, hand it to your bridal party at the rehearsal dinner, and see the whole flow work before a dollar changes hands.
  • Sub-albums to organize by moment: Standard and Pro split the gallery into up to 6 sub-albums, so ceremony, first dance, and late-night dance floor are separate instead of one 700-photo scroll.
  • Audio guestbook on Standard and Pro: Guests can leave voice messages alongside their photos. GuestSnap does not publish an equivalent feature.
  • A paid account is not locked to one event: The engagement party, the rehearsal dinner, and the wedding can all live under the same paid plan instead of paying a per-event fee three times.
  • Two-year hosting available on Pro: The Pro plan keeps the gallery live for 24 months, six months longer than GuestSnap's published 18-month window.
  • Multiple admins on Pro: Hand album moderation to your maid of honor or your planner instead of doing it all from your own phone during the reception.

Cons

  • Higher entry price: $49 for the Starter plan is $4 more than GuestSnap's single $45 plan, and the plans that match GuestSnap feature for feature cost $59 or $89.
  • Shorter upload window on the lower tiers: Starter accepts guest uploads for 3 months and Standard for 6. GuestSnap accepts them for 12 months on its only plan, which is genuinely more generous.
  • Slideshow starts on the middle tier: The live slideshow is a Standard ($59) and Pro ($89) feature. GuestSnap includes a live playable slideshow on its single $45 plan.
  • More decisions to make: Three paid tiers means comparing them. GuestSnap sells one plan and removes the decision entirely, which some couples will prefer.
GuestSnap

Pros

  • One price, one plan, no tier maze: $45 per event, published plainly on guestsnap.com. There is no comparison table to read and no feature you discover later was on a higher tier.
  • A 12-month upload window on the only plan: Guests can keep uploading for a full year after the event date. Pix Wedding only matches this on the $89 Pro plan.
  • Live slideshow included at the base price: The live playable slideshow is part of the single plan, not gated behind an upgrade.
  • Money-back guarantee: GuestSnap publishes a 100% money-back guarantee if you decide not to use the service, which softens the risk of buying without a free trial.
  • Editable Canva templates for signage: You get editable Canva files rather than a fixed export, which is easy if you or a friend already work in Canva.
  • 18 months of hosting on the base plan: That beats Pix Wedding's Starter (6 months) and Standard (1 year) windows. Only Pix Pro exceeds it.

Cons

  • No free tier or trial: Nothing on guestsnap.com lets you run the real guest flow before paying. A refund policy is not the same as testing your QR sticker with your actual bridal party.
  • Photos are permanently deleted at 18 months: Their own wording is that after 18 months from the event date the uploaded photos and videos are permanently deleted. Download your originals early and back them up somewhere you control.
  • Per-event billing: $45 covers one event. An engagement party plus a rehearsal dinner plus the wedding is $135.
  • No sub-albums or audio guestbook: You get one gallery. If you want ceremony photos separated from the dance floor, or voice notes from guests, those are not part of the offering.
  • Easy to confuse with similarly named products: GuestSnap, WeddingSnap and GuestPix are three different companies with three different pricing models. Confirm the domain before you pay.

Which one should you pick?

Choose Pix Wedding if

  • You want to test the real guest upload flow for free before paying anything
  • You are hosting more than one event and do not want to pay per event
  • You want sub-albums so the ceremony and the dance floor are not one endless scroll
  • You want an audio guestbook alongside the photos
  • You want the longest hosting window available (24 months on Pro)
  • You want a second or third admin able to moderate the album on the day

Choose GuestSnap if

  • You want the lowest flat price for a single event and nothing else
  • You want zero decisions: one plan, one price, everything included
  • A 12-month guest upload window matters more to you than sub-albums
  • You want the live slideshow without moving up a tier
  • You already work in Canva and want editable template files
  • You are comfortable buying without a free trial because of the money-back guarantee

The differences that decide it

Total cost: $45 flat vs free-to-start with tiers

GuestSnap sells one plan at $45 per event and includes everything it offers in that price: private QR code and link, unlimited guests, unlimited photos and videos under a fair use clause, editable Canva templates, a live playable slideshow, original quality uploads, a full album download, 18 months of storage, and a 12-month post-event upload window (all checked on guestsnap.com in September 2026). That is a genuinely clean offer and it deserves credit for it.

Pix Wedding starts at $0. The free tier accepts 20 guest uploads with no credit card, which is enough to print a QR sticker, test it with your bridal party, and decide whether the flow works for your crowd. When you want the cap removed, the one-time plans are $49 Starter, $59 Standard, and $89 Pro, and none of them renew.

The honest arithmetic: for a single wedding where you already know you want the product, GuestSnap is $4 to $44 cheaper depending on which Pix tier you would have picked. For a couple who wants to try before buying, or who is running an engagement party and a rehearsal dinner as well, the flat per-event price stops being the cheap option.

Does an 18-month gallery window matter?

This is the question the GuestSnap pitch invites, so it is worth answering straight. GuestSnap keeps the gallery live for 18 months, then deletes the uploads permanently. Pix Wedding keeps it live for 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years depending on tier. On paper GuestSnap beats two of the three Pix tiers.

In practice the hosting window matters far less than the download, because both platforms hand you the full album at original quality and neither of them can delete a file sitting on your own hard drive. The hosted gallery is a sharing convenience with an expiry date. Your downloaded originals are the actual archive.

Where a longer window genuinely helps is the anniversary. Twelve to eighteen months after the wedding is exactly when someone asks for the link again, and a 6-month window has already closed by then. If you never plan to re-share the live link, the difference between 18 and 24 months is close to academic. Set a calendar reminder for the download either way.

What guests experience on each

Both platforms have the same core answer here, and it is the right one: guests scan a QR code, land on a web page in their phone browser, pick photos, and upload. No app install, no account creation, no password reset at the bar. GuestSnap states this plainly, and Pix Wedding works the same way.

GuestSnap adds host-controlled guest viewing, meaning the host decides whether guests can see each other's uploads and can remove anything unwanted. Pix Wedding also gives the host control over what is visible. Neither platform makes your guests download anything, which is the single biggest lever on how many photos you get back.

The one host-side difference GuestSnap publishes is a free iPhone and iPad app for hosts. Pix Wedding runs entirely in the browser for hosts too, which some couples prefer and others do not. It is a preference, not a gap.

The slideshow and the reception screen

GuestSnap includes a live playable slideshow on its single $45 plan. Pix Wedding includes a live slideshow from the Standard $59 plan up. If a reception screen is the reason you are buying, that is a clean $14 advantage to GuestSnap and there is no way to argue it away.

The practical caveat applies to both: check with your venue before you plan around it. A slideshow needs a screen, an HDMI or casting path, and a stable connection in a room where two hundred phones are competing for the same signal. Plenty of couples buy the slideshow feature and then find the venue projector is booked for the speeches.

If the slideshow is a nice-to-have rather than the centrepiece, the cheaper Pix Starter plan or the GuestSnap plan both leave you with the same live gallery guests can pull up on their own phones, which is where most of the viewing happens anyway.

Organizing the album after the wedding

GuestSnap delivers one gallery. Everything guests upload lands in the same place, in the order it arrives, and you download it as one album. For a lot of couples that is fine and even preferable.

Pix Wedding's Standard and Pro plans split the album into up to 6 sub-albums, so getting-ready, ceremony, cocktail hour, first dance, cake, and the late-night dance floor can each be their own tab. If you plan to make a photo book, or to send your grandmother just the ceremony shots without her scrolling past the dance floor, this saves a real evening of sorting.

The audio guestbook on those same Pix tiers has no GuestSnap equivalent. Guests record a short voice message instead of writing in a book. Whether that is worth the price difference depends entirely on whether you would listen to it.

Fair use, and what unlimited means on both sides

GuestSnap advertises unlimited guests, photos and videos, with their own wording attaching a reasonable fair use condition. That is standard and honest for the category. It means there is no published number, not that there is no ceiling at all.

Pix Wedding removes the upload cap on every paid plan, so a paid album takes unlimited photos and videos from unlimited guests too. The 20-upload limit applies only to the free tier, where it exists so you can test the product rather than run a full wedding for free.

The takeaway is that neither platform is going to run out of room at a normal wedding. This row is a tie in real use, and anyone selling you on unlimited as a differentiator between these two is selling you a row that does not decide anything.

Where GuestSnap beats Pix Wedding

We are not going to pretend this one is a clean sweep. Five areas where GuestSnap is the stronger buy:

  1. Lower price on every single-event comparison. $45 undercuts the cheapest Pix paid plan by $4 and the Pro plan by $44. If your only criterion is the lowest one-time cost for one wedding, GuestSnap wins outright.
  2. A 12-month upload window on the base plan. Pix Wedding only matches that on the $89 Pro tier. Starter gives 3 months and Standard gives 6. For a couple with slow-uploading relatives, that is a real gap in GuestSnap's favour.
  3. The live slideshow is not gated. GuestSnap includes a live playable slideshow at $45. On Pix Wedding it starts at the $59 Standard plan.
  4. Eighteen months of hosting at the entry price. That beats Pix Starter (6 months) and Pix Standard (1 year). Only Pix Pro at $89 goes longer.
  5. Single-plan clarity. There is no tier comparison, no upgrade regret, and no feature you find out later was on the plan above. Some couples value that more than any individual feature, and they are not wrong.

If those five points describe what you care about, buy GuestSnap and stop researching. The case for Pix Wedding rests on the free tier, multi-event coverage, sub-albums, the audio guestbook, and a 24-month hosting option, not on beating $45.

GuestSnap, WeddingSnap, GuestPix: three different companies

This category has a naming problem, and couples pay the wrong company because of it. All three sell QR-code event galleries. None of them are the same business, and their pricing models are not alike. Check the domain in your browser bar before you enter card details.

GuestSnap

guestsnap.com

The product on this page. One plan at $45 per event, 12-month upload window, 18-month storage. Copyright line on the site reads Artifakt LLC.

WeddingSnap

weddingsnap.io

A different company with a different one-time signature package and its own access window. We compare it separately.

See our comparison

GuestPix

guestpix.com

A third, unrelated platform built around a disposable-camera aesthetic with per-event pricing tiers.

See our comparison

Mistakes couples make comparing these two

1

Comparing $45 against $89 when you only needed the $49 plan. Match the tiers on the features you will genuinely use, not on the most expensive option.

2

Treating the hosting window as your archive. Both platforms give you a full-quality download, and both hosting clocks eventually run out. Download in the first month.

3

Buying a slideshow feature without checking the venue. Confirm a screen, an input, and a connection before the slideshow becomes a deciding factor in which platform you pick.

4

Assuming a money-back guarantee is the same as a trial. A refund happens after you paid and after you decided not to use it. A free tier lets you test the guest flow first.

5

Paying per event three times without noticing. Engagement party, rehearsal dinner, wedding: at $45 each that is $135, and it is worth checking whether one plan could have covered all three.

6

Landing on the wrong domain. GuestSnap, WeddingSnap and GuestPix are three separate companies. Read the URL bar before the card details go in.

The vocabulary, decoded

Per-event pricing: a fee charged each time you create a new event. GuestSnap uses this model at $45 per event.

One-time pricing: a single payment with no renewal. Pix Wedding's $49, $59 and $89 plans are one-time, and a paid account is not locked to a single event.

Upload window: how long after the event guests can still add photos. GuestSnap publishes 12 months; Pix Wedding runs 3, 6 or 12 months by tier.

Hosting or storage window: how long the live gallery link keeps working. GuestSnap publishes 18 months followed by permanent deletion; Pix Wedding runs 6 months, 1 year or 2 years by tier.

Fair use: wording attached to an unlimited claim that reserves the right to step in on extreme usage. GuestSnap attaches it to its unlimited photos and videos. This is normal and is not a hidden cap at wedding scale.

Original quality: files stored and returned at the resolution guests uploaded, with no re-compression. Both platforms offer this on their paid plans.

Host-controlled guest viewing: GuestSnap's term for the host deciding whether guests can see each other's uploads, and removing anything unwanted.

Sub-album: a section inside one gallery, such as ceremony or first dance. Pix Standard and Pro allow up to 6. GuestSnap delivers a single gallery.

Moving a GuestSnap album into Pix Wedding

If you already used GuestSnap and want the album somewhere with sub-albums, a longer hosting option, or coverage for your next event, the migration is manual but short. Budget about fifteen minutes plus upload time.

1

Download your GuestSnap album

Use the full album download in your GuestSnap dashboard to pull the original files. Do this well inside the 18-month window, since GuestSnap states uploads are permanently deleted after that.

2

Create a Pix Wedding event

Sign up at pix.wedding and set up an event with your names and wedding date. The free tier does not need a card, so you can build it before deciding on a plan.

3

Upload the originals

There is no bulk importer between the two platforms, so unzip the GuestSnap download and upload the files through the same browser uploader your guests use.

4

Sort into sub-albums

On Standard or Pro, split the imported photos into up to 6 sub-albums by moment while you are uploading them. Doing it during the import is much faster than doing it later.

5

Print a fresh QR for the next event

Use the built-in QR sticker designer for the anniversary brunch or the next family event, without paying a per-event fee again.

Watch a Pix Wedding album fill up live

Price tables only go so far. This is the real Pix Wedding demo album receiving guest photos moments after they are taken, exactly what your guests see after scanning the QR code.

No app install, no account, no password. Scan, pick photos, done.

$45 is not much. $0 to find out is less.

Create your Pix Wedding album, print the QR sticker, and collect 20 real guest uploads before you decide which platform gets your money. One-time plans from $49 when you are ready.

From maid of honor

From maid of honor

Point your camera

Scan to join the album

No app, no account

9:41

UPLOADING

Saving your moment

9:41

THE ALBUM

Emma & Jack

June 21, 2026

647 photos · 95 guests

AllMomentsMine
Guest photo 1
Guest photo 2
Guest photo 4
Guest photo 5
Guest photo 6
Guest photo 7
Guest photo 8
Guest photo 9
Guest photo 10
Add photosShare your moments

SCAN TO TRY

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How to choose between Pix Wedding and GuestSnap

Three questions settle this for most couples. First, do you want to test before you pay? Pix Wedding's free tier gives you 20 real guest uploads with no card; GuestSnap has no published free tier and offers a money-back guarantee instead. Second, how many events are you hosting? GuestSnap charges $45 per event, so a wedding plus two side events is $135, while a paid Pix Wedding account is not locked to a single event. Third, do you want the album organized after the day? Pix Standard and Pro give you up to 6 sub-albums and an audio guestbook; GuestSnap gives you one clean gallery.

If none of those three matter to you and you just want the cheapest single-event price with the slideshow included, GuestSnap at $45 is the better buy and we are not going to pretend otherwise. Its single-plan clarity is a real feature, not marketing. The comparison only tips toward Pix Wedding when the free tier, the multi-event coverage, or the post-wedding organization tools are worth more to you than the price gap.

  • Want to try it first with real guests: Pix Wedding, because the free tier exists
  • Single event, lowest flat price, slideshow included: GuestSnap at $45
  • Wedding plus engagement party plus rehearsal dinner: Pix Wedding, one plan instead of three fees
  • Want ceremony and dance floor in separate albums: Pix Standard or Pro
  • Want the longest live gallery window: Pix Pro at 24 months, GuestSnap at 18, Pix Starter at 6
  • Want guests still uploading a year later on the cheapest plan: GuestSnap

Where GuestSnap fits in the wider category

GuestSnap sits in the single-flat-price corner of the QR-code event gallery market, alongside other platforms that sell one price and one feature set. Its closest competitors on structure are the platforms that also refuse to tier: you pay once, you get everything, and there is no upgrade path to think about.

The alternative structure, which Pix Wedding uses, is a free tier plus one-time upgrades. It costs more at the top end and it asks you to compare tiers, but it lets you validate the product with your own guests at zero cost and it does not charge again for the next event. Neither structure is objectively correct. They optimize for different buyers.

If you are still shortlisting, it is worth putting three platforms side by side rather than two, since the pricing models differ more than the features do. Our pages on wedding photo sharing app pricing and one-time payment wedding photo apps break the models down across the whole category.

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GuestSnap publishes a single Unlimited plan at $45 per event, not per month (checked September 2026 on guestsnap.com). That one price covers a private QR code and link, unlimited guests, unlimited photos and videos subject to their fair use wording, editable Canva templates, a live playable slideshow, original quality uploads, a full album download, 18 months of storage, and guest uploads for 12 months after the event. There are no published add-ons or upsells, which is the cleanest part of their pricing.

On sticker price, no. GuestSnap is $45 flat and the cheapest Pix Wedding paid plan is $49 one-time, so GuestSnap is $4 lower for a single event. Pix Wedding gets cheaper in two situations: when you want to test first, because the Pix free tier gives you 20 real guest uploads with no card while GuestSnap has no published free tier, and when you are running more than one event, because a paid Pix Wedding account is not locked to a single event while GuestSnap bills $45 per event.

GuestSnap states that the gallery stays live for 18 months from the event date, after which the uploaded photos and videos are permanently deleted (checked September 2026). That is a clear, published policy, and it is why the full album download matters more than the hosting window on either platform. Download your originals to your own storage well before the clock runs out, whichever service you use.

No, and the names cause real confusion. GuestSnap is guestsnap.com, operated by Artifakt LLC per the copyright line on their site. WeddingSnap is weddingsnap.io, a separate product with its own one-time signature package. GuestPix is a third, separate platform. Check the exact domain before you enter card details, because all three sell QR-code event galleries with similar-sounding names.

No free tier or free trial is published on guestsnap.com as of September 2026. What they do publish is a money-back guarantee described as a 100% refund if you decide not to use GuestSnap. That is a refund after purchase, not a way to run the real guest flow at your rehearsal dinner before you pay. Pix Wedding takes the other approach with a free tier of 20 guest uploads and no card required.

Both handle it. GuestSnap advertises unlimited guests on its single $45 plan, and Pix Wedding removes the upload cap on every paid plan. The deciding factors are the extras you want and how long you want the gallery live: GuestSnap gives you 18 months and a 12-month upload window at $45, while Pix Pro at $89 gives 24 months of hosting, a 12-month upload window, sub-albums, multiple admins, and priority support. If you want the longest hosting window and the organizing tools, Pix Pro. If you want the lowest flat price with no decisions to make, GuestSnap.

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